Alibaba Results: What to Watch

By

Gillian Wong

May 5, 2015 8:00 pm ET

Alibaba Group will announce its earnings for the fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31 on Thursday before the U.S. market opens. The Chinese e-commerce giant is expected to post slower revenue growth from the previous quarter, in part because China’s Lunar New Year holiday makes the beginning of the calendar year a traditionally slow period. Analysts and investors will also be watching for any impact from recent changes in the company’s policies to select merchants more stringently and to fight counterfeits. Here are the key things to watch.